No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

Kitahara Masaki informed Gin that the gun dealers would take them to meet people with real power to get the guns. This would allow them to hand over all the illegal firearms in Tokyo to the Black Organization, a lucrative deal that Gin had no reason not to take.

"Gin, remember to ask him who gave that sniper the gun and ammunition, and why. It would be best to find out some information about the Noguchi group."

This time, Gin didn't refute Kitahara Masaki, but merely reminded him:

"Don't be so flamboyant next time. You might scare off members of the country's parliament."

"Do you bring a rifle when you meet with members of the Japanese Congress?"

"Of course not, one pistol is enough."

"That's it, whatever we do will scare them."

Chapter 58 Gin, kill him! Mmm, these melon seeds smell delicious.

In the early hours of the morning, a blond man wearing a mask sat by the door of the operating room, looking at the text messages his subordinates had sent him. He leaned back on the bench, his right hand resting on his face, and his whole body was filled with indescribable exhaustion.

"Mr. Amuro, the surgery is over."

"How are they, doctor?"

"Don't worry, the warheads have been removed successfully. He should be able to return to work after a few months of rest."

"Really? Thank you. May I go in and see them?"

"No problem, but you can only talk for five minutes."

When Amuro Tooru entered the ward, he saw that his two men had been bandaged and treated, but the massive blood loss had still made them pale.

"Mr. Amuro! It's all because of us..."

"Don't blame yourself. The Black Organization sent Gin this time, so it's understandable that some people were injured. It seems I underestimated the organization's determination to establish itself in Japan. Their previous extortion and bribery were just small-scale operations. This time, they've finally targeted the underworld's transactions, and even the gun trade."

"So, the incident the other day where Napoleon caused a scene at the bar was also to give Gin an opportunity? Actually, Napoleon is also the name of a type of liquor."

Amuro Tooru, however, said:

"But don't forget, in the incident the day before yesterday, no one died, yet it was all over-the-top. That's not like the organization's style. Hmm—I do think that person might not be a member of the organization, but that's just my intuition."

After offering a few words of comfort, Amuro Tooru left.

At the same time yesterday, the police received a tip from an informant that the agents who sold guns were planning to meet to discuss the incident of the bar being vandalized the day before. Since these people were all influential figures, even if they were just agents who could be replaced at any time, their faces were recognized by many people in the underworld. So the police naturally went out to monitor and eavesdrop on this meeting.

Then, to everyone's surprise, Gin's iconic Porsche appeared on the scene, and a gunfight broke out without any pause. Compared to the shouting and yelling on the agent's side, Gin's side seemed to be taking it easy. Many bodyguards were shot in the head by Gin's Beretta as soon as they showed their heads, and some bodyguards who rushed forward with daggers had their heads twisted to an angle that no human could reach by Vodka.

The police officers who witnessed this scene could no longer remain silent. If they were still fantasizing about a double-cross at a time like this, they wouldn't need to continue working in the police force.

Amuro Tooru immediately led a counterattack against Gin. Gin, who had already noticed a third party spying nearby, organized his lower-ranking members to fight back. During the firefight, three of the organization's lower-ranking members were killed on the spot, while two members of the Public Security Bureau were seriously injured. Two of the agents were captured by Gin, and it is estimated that they had confessed everything by this time.

This includes their superiors, the channels through which they transport firearms, and secure transaction locations. For the organization, obtaining this intelligence can save them a significant amount of money that would otherwise be spent bribing customs officials; they can even rely on these domestic criminal organizations to transport heavy weaponry from the United States to Tokyo, the capital of Japan!

This incident is even more serious than the attempted bombing at the Metropolitan Police Department the day before yesterday. It means that the organization has gained a means of deterring high-ranking officials in the Japanese government, and the speed at which the organization infiltrates Japan will likely continue to increase.

Thinking of this, Amuro Tooru patted his face. These were, of course, only the downsides of what had happened, but there were also benefits. He believed that the Public Security Bureau could follow the clues to find the organization's tentacles, and even use him to lure out more members of the organization.

The things to do seem to be piling up, with no sign of decreasing. Amuro Tooru suddenly felt a stomachache; after all, the people the Public Security Bureau deals with are generally not stupid.

Beep beep, beep beep—

Amuro Tooru's phone suddenly beeped with a text message. He took out his phone and saw that it was a text message from Kitahara Masaki. After reading the message carefully, Amuro Tooru was a little surprised. The Kitahara Inspector, who always complained about trouble, had actually invited him to have a drink.

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"I've found some leads regarding the Metropolitan Police Department's attempted bombing case."

Ah, so he really is here to discuss a case. I thought he finally couldn't stand the Metropolitan Police Department's inefficiency and was going to join the Public Security Bureau instead.

That's wonderful.

"Wait a minute."

Kitahara Masaki took out a bag that could block radio waves and said to Amuro Tooru:

"If possible, please put all your electronic devices in here, since my search might not be entirely compliant with regulations."

Amuro Tooru smiled. "If you join our Public Security Bureau, illegal searches will never happen again." However, his immediate priority was to hear the leads Kitahara Masaki had found, so he still put his phone inside.

“Very good. Because of so many things that happened yesterday, I noticed that there was a gunfight between the police and some unidentified people. Among those involved in the gunfight were the owners of those five bars.”

"It seems Inspector Kitahara is well-informed."

"It's nothing, it's just information that can be obtained by paying a little money. In short, since those bars all have a background in gun dealing, I infiltrated the homes of those bar owners to look for any information related to that sniper."

I see. It's just entering someone's residence without a search warrant. The police do this kind of thing almost every day.

"However, we have already sent people to search the residences of those people, and found nothing noteworthy except for some trivial information."

"Really? It seems you didn't check their water heater."

"Water heater?"

"That's right. After removing the temperature display panel, he stuck a USB drive to the top of the inner casing. That guy was pretty clever; he even made a little device to destroy the USB drive, but unfortunately, he ran into me."

"I remember Inspector Kitahara's bomb disposal course was excellent, so this kind of small-time device must be..."

Kitahara Masaki waved his hand, then held up one finger and said:

"A favor."

After saying that, he took out the USB drive.

Looking at Amuro Tooru's disguised face, Kitahara Masaki was still a little unaccustomed to it. After all, in his opinion, the makeup artists of the Public Security Bureau still had room for improvement. But now it seemed that making him look like a poker face was quite useful in the negotiation process, because now even his micro-expressions were not clear, and it was impossible to know what his attitude was.

"It's just a favor I owe you; I can't promise a favor to a police officer."

"That's enough. I hope you'll keep your word."

Chapter 59 It seems our enemies are the same.

"By the way, according to the intelligence I bought, besides your police and the gun dealers, there seems to be another force involved in yesterday's gunfight. Who are they?"

"Inspector Kitahara, this third-party force is also one of the targets we are investigating. However, I must tell you clearly that if you reveal your knowledge of them, they may send someone to silence you. Moreover, their people are not comparable to those in the underworld."

"A large transnational criminal organization?"

"That's right. Even so, do you still want to know? For us police, it's naturally beneficial for an excellent investigator like you to know about the organization. However, in the process of investigating the organization, many of our excellent investigators have also died tragically."

Kitahara Masaki leaned back on the sofa, his expression hidden in shadows.

"Speak. I don't like unknown enemies."

Next, Amuro selectively revealed some information about the organization, but naturally did not disclose any details about the Public Security Bureau's investigation progress or information about the infiltrators within the organization. He mainly focused on introducing Gin and Vodka.

Kitahara Masaki almost burst out laughing, because in the eyes of the Public Security Bureau, these two were the backbone of the organization, the pioneers transferred from the United States to develop the Japanese market. But to Kitahara Masaki, Gin was a socially disabled person who knew nothing but killing, and Vodka was a brainless driver who only knew how to drive.

"That's all the information I can share at this stage. Inspector Kitahara, do you have any further questions?"

While eating peanuts, Kitahara Masaki listened to Amuro Tooru rambling on. In fact, he didn't need to know the extent of the Public Security Bureau's understanding of the organization. As long as his identity wasn't exposed, that was enough. The point this time was to let the Public Security Bureau know that he already knew the basic situation of the organization, so that Kitahara Masaki wouldn't be suspected when he needed to betray certain people in the organization in the future, such as betraying Gin, Gin, and Gin.

"That's all, thank you for your answer, Officer Sasae."

Amuro Tooru, who still had work to do, naturally took the USB drive and went back to the police station, while Kitahara Masaki, who had already finished get off work, ordered an extra cocktail and watched the young people twisting their stiff bodies on the dance floor.

The reason Kitahara Masaki handed over the USB drive was that it contained records of most of the agent's transaction partners, which involved too many people. If it were placed in the Metropolitan Police Department's evidence storage room, it might disappear in a couple of days. That's why Kitahara Masaki "gave" the USB drive to Amuro Tooru.

A favor may seem intangible and far less valuable than tangible money, but Kitahara Masaki, who has actually read the story, knows very well that Amuro Tooru is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. To avenge his best friend, he launched a long-distance manhunt for Akai Shuichi.

Therefore, the favor Amuro Tooru has done will naturally be used on Miyano Akemi next. As long as the Public Security Bureau intervenes, it won't be difficult to save her life. This way, he can get Miyano Shiho to do things for him afterward, and also complete the system's achievement. It's a win-win situation.

Thinking about this, Kitahara Masaki suddenly realized that he was using the organization to help the Public Security Bureau, and this feeling...

That was so awesome!

For Kitahara Masaki, the desire to eradicate the organization was the same as that of the Japanese Public Security Bureau. As long as the organization remained intact and Karasuma Renya lived, he couldn't start a new life. The feeling of obeying someone was simply too awful. For Kitahara Masaki, a transmigrator, people should be equal. Even if Karasuma Renya knelt down and offered the secret of immortality to Kitahara Masaki, Kitahara Masaki would still point a shotgun at his head and send him to his death.

Ultimately, Kitahara Masaki understands the desire for immortality, but if someone truly achieves immortality, wouldn't that be an eternal curse for them?

Watching the people around you slowly grow old and wither away while you remain unchanged is an extremely painful thing.

Ok?

Kitahara Masaki, who is usually thinking about when AAA games will finally be released, doesn't think about these things.

It seems to be due to the alcohol.

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"Inspector Kitahara, we've apprehended members of the Noguchi-gumi!"

"Oh, so fast."

"Yes, because some of their members hid in their hometowns and didn't have time to escape when we raided them."

The next day, Amuro Tooru suddenly delivered this information to Kitahara Masaki: one of the suspicious points in the Metropolitan Police Department's attempted bombing case was whether the Noguchi-gumi was the mastermind behind it all. If they were just scapegoats, then the real mastermind must have some real skills.

But no matter what, all members of the Noguchi-gumi will be subject to the most severe sanctions by the Metropolitan Police Department, since those in the upper echelons value face more than substance.

"And then, through interrogation, did they find out? Was the Noguchi-gumi the ones who planned the Metropolitan Police Department bombing?"

"Unfortunately, that's not the case. The Noguchi-gumi members we interrogated were completely shocked. According to our investigation and the call records on their phones, the Noguchi-gumi was practically disbanded after the Tottori incident, so they basically didn't have the time or resources to plan such a complex scheme."

"So how did the real mastermind get the list of debtors? Criminal organizations would keep such a list of vulnerable individuals that they can manipulate at will, and only the leader should have this list."

“You’re right. That’s what the Noguchi-gumi members we’ve captured said too. So our police department needs to continue cooperating with your Metropolitan Police Department to capture Noguchi-gumi leader Ito.”

Although the person who painstakingly went around making inquiries was not Kitahara Maki, the truth can only be revealed after Ito is captured.

"So, what has the police said about the contents of the USB drive?"

“Oh dear, speaking of this matter, I must thank you again, Officer Kitahara. The contents of the USB drive are truly shocking; it even records that several buyers are the offspring of large conglomerates.”

Is that so? — That's normal. When rich kids get tired of the usual routines, they naturally seek out more exciting experiences. A lack of moral education inevitably breeds such scum.

"So what about the sniper?"

"Not much, but the information recorded in it is crucial! Here's the thing, someone wants this agent to give that sniper some goods, some underworld-style goods."

"Is this a frame-up?"

“That’s very possible. So our current investigation is focused on Noguchi-gumi leader Ito. We have to find him to find out who they’ve offended.”

Despite being a gangster, they became a target, a meat shield to attract hatred, and they didn't even know who framed them. They're really useless.

That makes sense, though. In this day and age, anyone with a brain wouldn't join a declining organization like the underworld.